I can't blame this teacher as I don't know if she's inherently lazy or a product of the system.   Our educational system beats the crap out of any teacher who has the audacity to actually care about what and how their students learn. This kid has every right to stand up and shout that teacher down, because whe...more

We don't teach our children the right things. We need to teach them how to learn and a desire to learn... Not cram raw information down their throats and teach them to memorize facts for regurgitation on some standardized test.   We overwhelm not only our children, but our entire society by this notion that w...more

Why aren't kids doing the cutting and pasting IN kindergarten rather than at home?   This whole busy-ness thing is out of hand, and not just for kids.   Americans in general are run into the ground at work and school... Taking time off for yourself and family is discouraged in any great amount. It's killi...more

I'd prefer that any company sell what they want as long a they're upfront about what's in it and then let the market decide what it wants to consume...   Of course, I'd also prefer that I didn't have to help pick up the tab for all the irresponsible individuals who can afford to buy 2 liters of Mt. Dew and a pack o...more

And they ignore him because they think they somehow compromise their own faith by listening to him... One of the biggest, if not the biggest, problems in our world is that we're so tied to our beliefs that we can't even listen to someone else's...   At the very least it would help us understand each other.

A greater fear is that most religious leader's won't own up to having any fears because their God will take care of everything.

I could go for more than several Railhead pulled brisket sandwhiches...can't get good smoked brisket up here.

This isn't the traditional cloning most of us with a green thumb are used to, as it actually clones some long dead genetic material, but it's certainly not creepy...not like they're bringing back velociraptors.      Sequoia's and Redwoods will actually grow in a variety of area's and are pretty hardy...but they do...more

I know I should have, but when I was at Sequoia National Park I lifted a couple pine cones from General Sherman's 'feet'...  They've been sitting in a brown paper bag on a shelf for just over a year now, but I have some instructions on how to get them to potentially grow.      My climate is pushing it for viabilit...more